Procrastinations of a psychology student

List and lessons – 3 years later

What have I achieved in my almost three years of studying psychology…. (to summarise below = not much)

Learnt that all A-level stuff was pants and useless.

Likewise, the process to be a psychologist, is to be synonymous with getting very old and studying for a long time.

You will also begin to question everything, and ask for ‘scientific’ evidence for even the most mundane things.

*point 3* can be both highly interesting and annoying for those around you, who have to suffer with listening to *that* squawky voice.

At least I’ve now lived on my own, without killing anyone (ok minus the goldfish, which I forgot to feed)…

And on that food front – what is food again? does that mean chocolate, potatoes and avocados with raw onion?

Avoiding the kitchen is now becoming my profession. However I have a feeling that it may be my obsessiveness (diagnosed mad person, before anyone starts projecting hate towards this point) kicking in, as sharing a kitchen seriously freaks me out.

There is also that slowly learning process of building a love-hate relationship with SPSS and statistics in general – I swear I thought that I was leaving mathematics behind when I choose to apply for a psychology degree.

Ok, actually the whole degree process might as well kill me. I now no longer know how to formulate sentences, or write eloquently formed essays.

Also lets not forget… word counts are never satisfying – 1000 words = not enough; 2500/3000 word = oh dear, this student is a little unsure about this; 10,000 words = Ok can I panic now? I think I need to submit a resignation form for essay writing…

So for point 11… it is only fitting to conclude that you will never realise how much you rely on technology (i.e. my trusty laptop and phone) as everything is computerised. So never let your cat and chinchilla run over the precious laptop, and smash the screen, as you will be left stuck without your battery powered tool in completing the degree which is going to lead you being seriously in debt.

So yes, I think that this is all. As you see from this list, I haven’t really learnt much about psychological theories itself, but how life can be annoying at times. It’s strange to think, that I’d be graduating soon (providing that I don’t fail in life) as I honestly believe that I still don’t really know much about the field. But I suppose, since psychology is so broad that no one will be able to understand everything.